TechwareLabs Thinking Outside the Cube

Quote: Being a true gamer means having the right tools to do the job. Cyborg believe that their GLIDE 7 does exactly that, so we put it to the test to find out if that’s true.

Link: http://www.eteknix.com/reviews/peripherals/cyborg-glide7-gaming-surface-review/

Description: Right now, I am facing a couple of problems. For one thing, I got a communications essay due on Friday. This assignment is for a course that all engineering students here at the University of Calgary is forced to take. Secondly, I have to finish this review by Thursday night as well, which, if you are reading this article right now, is probably some time in the past already. You know, it is Tuesday as I am writing this introductory paragraph. With that in mind, allow me to have some time to rant. The thing is, I don’t see a reason why I need to take that course — my English is just fine the way it is. As Ralph Wiggum would have said, “Me fail grammar? That’s unpossible!” But regardless of how unpossible it is for me to fail grammar (My editors tend to disagree), there are two certainties of life: One is death, and the other is taxes. If taxes are a burden to you, sometimes, we just need to reduce spending on things we want, but are not necessarily needs. A couple of weeks ago, we have taken a look at the Thermaltake SMART 730W power supply. The SMART series is a value oriented line of PSUs designed to be not only budget friendly, but also eco-friendly. But the thing is, not everyone needs 730W. To cater to those who only need a power supply that delivers a moderate amount of juice, what we have here at APH Networks this morning is the 630W version in the same product line. With an extra rated 30W and $5 cheaper than the PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III 600W after mail in rebate at press time, how does it step up? Read on to find out!

* Link: http://aphnetworks.com/reports/thermaltake_smart_630w

Article Snippet:
“Synology has taken their winning formula for a NAS and improved upon it further with the DS-212. In addition to the long list of network storage and server functions, two USB 3.0 ports ensure blazing fast file transfers to/from an external drive while the SD card slot is handy for backing up photos or other data.”

Article Url: http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/synology_ds-212_review/

In this latest episode of HotHardware’s Two and Half Geeks, Marco, Iyaz and Dave discuss the Asus Transformer Prime Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” update, AMD’s A8-3870K Black Edition unlocked Llano APU, Dell’s Alienware X51 small form factor gaming PC, the brand new AMD Radeon HD 7950 and details our most recent contest where three lucky winners can score some great PC gaming gear from Gigabyte!

45: HotHardware’s Two and A Half Geeks Webcast – Feb. 2, 2012
http://hothardware.com/News/45-HotHardwares-Two-and-A-Half-Geeks-Webcast–Feb-2-2012/

Our evaluation today will be a detailed analysis of the MyDigitalSSD 128GB 50mm ‘Bullet Proof’ mSATA SSD and the price point ( a mere $179.99) and timing of this SSDs arrival couldn’t be better.

Summary: Let’s take a look at the latest 3 TB hard drive from Seagate, the Barracuda 3 TB, and see how it performs when we put it through its paces.

Here is a snippet:
“Most enthusiasts will favor SSDs for their main boot drive rather than a mechanical hard drive thanks to the vast performance benefits available. However, there is still a large market for high performance mechanical drives which offer a much larger capacity for storage of large files. Today we are going to look at the latest Barracuda hard drive from Seagate, which offers no less than 3 TB of storage space.”

Link: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Seagate-Barracuda-3-TB-Hard-Drive-Review/1477